Lantan, Cher

Lantan is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Lantan
Location of Lantan
Lantan
Lantan
Coordinates: 46°54′27″N 2°39′46″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonDun-sur-Auron
IntercommunalityCC Le Dunois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Hubert De Ganay
Area
1
13.36 km2 (5.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
91
  Density6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18121 /18130
Elevation167–200 m (548–656 ft)
(avg. 195 m or 640 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets situated some 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D126 and the D2076 roads. The river Airain forms most of the commune’s northern and eastern boundaries.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962207    
1968218+5.3%
1975183−16.1%
1982140−23.5%
199094−32.9%
1999107+13.8%
2006106−0.9%

Sights

  • The church of St. Paul, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The nineteenth-century chateau of Singleton.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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